Storybird....

At the begining I was really confused because I didn't understand why we were put in groups of two, with the two people being from a different program/level of teaching. I am an Elementary Education major and I was grouped with an English High School Education major, but now I can see why it was important to gain even more knowledge from the opposite end. Our web 2.0 website is Storybird, which is a website that I have never heard of. I was able to get on there, create an account, and just play around for a decent amount of time. I was able to get an understanding of the website and learn how to use it. I was able to learn why I should use it my classroom, but again I find it more appropriate for higher grade levels in Elementary Schools. It is a website where people can create interactive storybooks by using artists pictures. It is really easy and fun. I could see myself creating books for my students and reading to them some other books that are appropriate, but for kindergarten-2nd grade, it could be difficult for them to create a book and think of how to use their words along with pictures. There are ways to create books together as a class and that would be great to do with the younger grades. I also thought it would be great for parents to get involved and create an all about me book for their child and then the child could read it to the class at the beginning of the school year so students can learn about one another in a fun interactive different way. I was really impressed with some of the art and images that people could upload to create a storybook along with some of the stories that I see actually being published and read to children.